Key signature -. The flats and sharps at the beginning of each staff line indicating the key of music the piece is to be played. Klangfarbenmelodie -. The technique of altering the tone color of a single note or musical line by changing from one instrument to another in the middle of a note or line.
There are many diagnoses that do not have definitive tests used to determine them, or which can't be truly diagnosed until a patient has died (upon autopsy). In these cases, doctors must use combinations of symptoms, often vague symptoms, which can lead to a lack of diagnosis. The real medical problem may be highly unusual or not appropriate to the age of the patient. The doctor might not consider a diagnosis that is very rare, or very rare for that age of the patient.
According to these thoughts, somatization disorder results from negative beliefs and exaggerated fears about the significance of physical sensations. Individuals with somatization disorder are thus more likely to believe that vague physical symptoms are indicators of serious disease and to seek treatment for them. For instance, someone with somatization disorder may fear that a headache signals a brain tumor, or that shortness of breath indicates the onset of asthma.